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Behind the Veil
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It was in our bedroom that I first found out about Nathaniel Foster's affair. My anger got the better of me, and I demanded a divorce right away. Nathaniel broke down into tears and claimed it was a drunken mistake. He went down on his knees, begging for my forgiveness. He cried, "I'll jump off this building if we get a divorce!" I relented, and things went on like this for five years. He was the sweetest, gentlest husband ever since that day. It was as if he was trying to pretend that night never happened, like I'd never noticed his infidelity. Everyone told me Nathaniel could throw his life away for me. Then, his mother's 60th birthday came. She blurted, "Where's your son, Nathaniel? I'd like to see him." That stunned me, but then I thought she'd gotten the date wrong. So, I smiled. "Melanie, the delivery date's in two months." Melanie shot me a calm look. She muttered under her breath, "Ah, so you still don't know about the boy." Something squeezed my heart, and my eyes darted to Nathaniel. Nathaniel put his silverware down. "I have a five-year-old son." He spoke as if he'd just listed out his grocery list for next Tuesday.
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Behind the Veil Chapter 8 Too Late for Regrets
When I ran into Nathaniel again, he seemed like a shadow of his former self. I wanted nothing to do with him, so I spun on my heel and ignored him.Nathaniel tailed me closely like a man haunted by ghosts. He apologized to me. "I've sent Helen and Nelson off. I gave them some money. They'll never come back, and my mother's not going to be a problem either. Come home, Ginny."Home? How laughable, and I said as such, "We no longer have a home together."I'd made it clear five years ago that my forgiveness wouldn't come a second time. Since he decided to ignore my warning, I knew that a man like him was a waste of my time. He certainly wasn't someone I wanted in my life."I know I messed up, but we still have a home. We can't let this divorce happen."That line sounded so familiar. I was reminded of that promise he made. It seemed that there was a nugget of truth when people said that promises were made to be broken. Nathaniel had demonstrated that just fine with his other family.M
Behind the Veil Chapter 7 Chased Out
The next morning came. Nathaniel was munching on his breakfast half-heartedly, his mind a million miles away. I hadn't gone back to his place that night. He tried to call me, text me, but nothing could get through.A sense of dread coiled around his heart. He had a feeling something was starting to fade from his life.Nathaniel decided to call my best friends. That was because I would always crash at their place whenever we had a fight. He mistook my disappearance as another similar but longer episode. "Is Ginny with any of you?"My friend answered blandly, "I thought you two were going to get the divorce certificate. The papers are already signed, remember?"Nathaniel's phone nearly fell out of his hand, but he managed to hold on before it could. The answer rattled him. "What do you mean the papers are signed?"He didn't remember getting a divorce.Nathaniel's shouting earned my friend's ire. "Oh, please, we all know you have an affair, Nathaniel. Stop harassing Ginny when you t
Behind the Veil Chapter 6 Arrogant Nathaniel
They came home, and he couldn't find me anywhere. However, he shrugged it off, thinking I was just throwing another tantrum. We'd been together for far too long, and the big 30 was right in front of us now. Nathaniel thought I'd never get a divorce over this matter.Time went by. Night veiled the city with a dark blanket, but I was still nowhere to be found. He found it odd as I'd always come back after our fights, no matter what.Nathaniel's mind was in a faraway place, and he didn't notice Nelson coming up to him. The boy tugged on Nathaniel's hand, holding a plushie. "I want to sleep with you and Mom tonight."They'd done that before, but Nathaniel wasn't in the mood. He told Nelson, "Go to your mother, Nelson. I have work to do."Helen showed up and heard that. "Are you worried about Ginevra? Nelson and I can leave you to it if you want to."She heaved a long sigh and ruffled her son's head. "Don't make your father choose, Nelson."Nathaniel used to give her anything she want
Behind the Veil Chapter 5 The Past
Nathaniel initially battled with himself, wondering if he should make me go through with the process. I'd carried the baby for eight months, and he knew the torment I had to go through just to have this one.The doctor told us pregnancy would be hard for me, but we had the child anyway. For a moment, he wanted to keep the child. Perhaps he was doing this out of guilt, or perhaps he wanted to use the baby as a chain to keep me around after I found out about his affair.Hesitation was snuffed out by the thoughts of what I'd done earlier, though. Or what he thought I'd done. He had no idea when those photos were taken. Helen would never do anything that'd disgrace him, or so he thought. Therefore, I became his prime suspect. He wanted to teach me a painful lesson. I came out looking like a ghost thanks to the premature labor. He couldn't even bring himself to look at the corpse of my bruised child. The doctor told him it was a girl.He grunted some unintelligible syllables and turned
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